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Updates

General Company Wide Updates

Bike Northwoods Tour Specific Updates for the 2023 Season

4/5/23

  • Valve extenders, dry lube, 3' micro USB power cables, 3' USB C power cables, USB wall chargers have been added to the parts and accessories we will have available for sale on the road.
  • The prices of all parts and accessories have increased. Click Here for the current list of prices of all available parts and accessories.

3/31/23

  • New Bike Wisconsin jerseys are now available!
    • Click Here for more information about our new Bike Wisconsin jerseys!
    • Click Here to order a jersey to be delivered during the tour.

1/19/23

  • If you register using a paper registration form:
    • You can now submit your payment through Zelle.
    • We no longer have incoming fax service so you can't send us a copy of your completed form this way any more.

12/7/22

  • Registration is now open for the 2023 Bike Northwoods Tour! Click Here to register!
  • Web site updated with 2023 dates!
    • The 2023 Bike Northwoods Tour will occur on July 8th - 16th.
    • The tour will be a loop (starting and ending at the same location) with a layover day in each stopping town again.
  • The stopping towns for the 2023 Bike Northwoods Tour will again be Manitowish Waters, Park Falls, and Minocqua!
  • Our supported hotel in Park Falls has changed from the Northern Lights Inn to the AmeriVu. Click Here for more information.
  • 2023 room block information updated for the Minocqua hotel. Click Here for more information.
  • Due to skyrocketing prices for fuel, food, coach busses, and many other tour services the regular registration price of the full tour has increased by $50.00, each riding day of a partial day tour has increased by $10.00 per day for all participant types (rider, non-rider, and volunteer). Click Here for more information about our pricing schedule.
  • The fee to transport bicycles that require special handling and care (recumbents, e-bikes, tandems, etc.) has increased by $5.00 from $25.00 to $30.00 each time.
  • The late registration fee has increased by $25.00 from $125.00 to $150.00 for full tour riders and by $5.00 from $25.00 to $30.00 per day for all partial day tour riders. The late fees for non-riders has not changed.
  • We have added "e-bike" as an additional option for the type of bike you will be transporting.
  • The price of many merchandise items has increased:
    • The price of Bicycle Illinois jerseys has increased by $10.00 from $79.99 to $89.99 ea.
    • The price of Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois water bottles has increased by $2.00 from $9.99 to $11.99 ea.
    • The price of Bike Wisconsin Baseball Hats has increased by $2.00 from $23.99 to $25.99 ea.
    • The price of Bicycle Illinois Baseball Hats has increased by $2.00 from $15.99 to $17.99 ea.
    • The price of Extra Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois T-Shirts has increased by $2.00 from $14.99 to $16.99 ea.
      • The additional price of oversized t-shirts (size XXL and XXXL) are still $2.00 extra.
    • The price of Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois Polo Shirts has increased by $2.00 from $23.99 to $25.99 ea.
      • The additional price of oversized polo shirts (size XXL and XXXL) has increased by $0.50 from $2.50 to $3.00 extra.
    • The price of Bike Wisconsin patches has not changed.
  • The price of the following extra services has not changed:
    • Towel rental
    • Standard and jumbo tent rental
    • Chair rental
    • Mechanical support plan

Major Previous Bike Northwoods Tour Specific Updates

  • The tour will be staying in Minocqua instead of Mercer.
  • We will not provide hotel baggage service in Manitowish Waters. Instead, you should bring your baggage to the main lodging site yourself when you park there long-term during the tour.
  • If you sign up for the Mechanical Support Plan, you will need to specifically request the pre-ride inspection yourself as we will not be able to search out each participant individually to provide it.
  • The price of the towel service also increased by $1.00 from $6.00 to $7.00 per day.
  • Because our business is now based in Dane County, Wisconsin (previously Chicago, Illinois) we must now charge every participant Wisconsin sales tax on all Bike Wisconsin event services and merchandise. Accordingly, we will no longer have separate registration forms or charge separate taxes for Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin residents.
  • Registration procedures for postponed 2020 participants posted. Unfortunately, we can only allow postponed 2020 participants to register for an event at the original 2020 pricing schedule one time. Click Here for more information.
  • The number of days you register for the optional Towel Service, Tent Rental, Chair Rental, and Mechanical Support Plan must be the same as the number of days you will attend the event. For example you cannot register to ride for six days but only register for two days of the Mechanical Support Plan.
  • No refunds will be issued in the event we are unable to run an event due to circumstances beyond our control. These circumstances include but are not limited to disasters (natural and/or manmade), pandemics, war, acts of terrorism, government regulations, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, or acts of God. (Force Majure)
  • Only online registration will be available after regular registration closes four weeks before the start of the tour in order to assure that we receive all of your information and payment in a timely manner due to laspes in mail service. This deadline also corresponds to the regular registration deadline. Click Here for more information.
  • Bike Wisconsin patches added to extra merchandise items!
  • We have changed our online registration service provider to RaceRoster.com!
  • The price of the tour has increased by $5 per day for full tour registration and $6 per day for partial day tour registration including all non-riders and volunteers due to significantly increased rental fees for our main lodging sites and rest stop locations (parks). The prices of all other tour services and merchandise will be the same as last year! Click Here for our updated pricing schedule.
  • The route will open and route support services will begin at 6:30 am.
  • Check-in will be open from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Saturday evening and the opening meeting will be at 6:45 am on Sunday. We will not be conducting an opening meeting on Saturday in order to better accommodate participants who may have to arrive late due to personal travel plans. Click Here for more information.
  • WE NO LONGER ISSUE ANY REFUNDS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. If you do not participate and would like a refund you MUST purchase an individual travel insurance plan, which will reimburse you according to the plan coverage. Click Here for more information about our refund policy.
  • You will need make sure to bring your own floor pumps with you. We will not be providing floor pumps for general participant use in the morning. Click Here for more information about our floor pump policy.
  • We will provide hotel baggage delivery service for free if you stay at one of our supported hotels in each stopping town! Click Here for more information.

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